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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 hours ago

And I just killed my subscription to the post fuck them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

I've never agreed with journalistic organizations endorsing candidates. Report on them? Yes. Scathe them if necessary? Yes. Endorse them? No thank you.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 14 hours ago

long as he doesnt force a trump endorsement in its place, it could be an arguement for impartiality

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

But just think of the juicy government contracts

[–] [email protected] 37 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There should be a law for owners of media being kept at arm's length.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is that "liberal news media" that Republicans keep yammering on about.

The one that's owned by six corporations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

As long as you mean 'neo liberal open to fascism' then yeah I guess they're all liberal....

[–] [email protected] 45 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

If Kamala really wanted to get back at Bezos for this, the best thing she could do is promote union membership in tech and in the press.

It has been Bezos' kryptonite for years, and while I hold zero hope that unions will grow in popularity in the US, having a president push for them might be enough to make big businesses shut up.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

Bezos is worth so much there is no hope of a single president reigning him in.

It would require a group of countries all going at him at once. Otherwise we are not only stuck with Bezos for our whole life but his children and family will also be unstoppable.

These men should be disrupted. The "move fast and break things" was their mantra. Now they demand nobody move and nothing changes including wealth vectors.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago

Waltons entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

If there is one thing that authoritarians are any good for, that is using their unlimited power to deflate millionaires' ambitions and keeping them in line e.g. Jack Ma https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56448688 (but yea, they will help them fuck everyone over if it benefits them enough)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Not really Nazi Germany was a robber baron's wet dream. All those train tracks in and out of the concentration camps were build with US investors money.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

She shouldn't be "getting back" at people. That's Trump's MO, and a major part of the reason that makes him so unsuited for the role. She should do what's best for the country. So ultimately I agree she should be pushing for unions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

To that end I'd say unions would be best for the country

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.

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